7 High Street

About the building

Source : Local History Survey 1980

Modern, c. 1930

The graveyard of St John’s Church crossed the site of no. 7 in the direction of the Town Wall. There was also a Norman ditch now beneath the building.

During the first development of Woolworths, a stone coffin was discovered. It is now in the garden of ‘The Nutshell’, Brecon Road. During the second development, the archway of the gateway into the cemetery was exposed. It was outside the old Town Wall and at right angles to it: this showed the cemetery was entered from the area of ‘Traitor’s Gate’. Source: Mr Horsington

There is Indian black granite at the base of the columns. Source: J Perkins

 

Recent history

From September 2024 : Maxi-deals.co.uk  (registered office in London,established in the Midlands, aiming to open 20 stores this year)

From 19th April 2024 : B&M closed the High Street store and moved to 9 Cibi Walk (shopping precinct) previously site of Wilko (which had also gone into liquidation)

From ?? Date B&M : Company was formed in 1978.  From first store in Blackpool, now has over 700 stores.   Opened in Abergavenny on the site of Woolworths at 7-8 High Street in ? year

To 2007/2008 : Woolworths went into liquidation and all Woolworths stores closed in 2007/2008

Occupied once again by F W Woolworth & Co. from 1969 along with number 8.

From 1961 – Aldertons Model Bakeries Ltd.

Occupied by F W Woolworth & Co. from 1937.

Previous occupiers

Other information

Source : Local History Survey 1980

William Henry Butt moved to 57 Cross Street when Woolworths came.

Mrs Ann Jones, Milliner, was probably upstairs. At 53 Cross Street in 1858.

 

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